Kalori“Message Stick”

Term 2Week 4

Principal’s Message

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22nd May 2018

Henty Public School

43 Sladen Street Henty NSW 2658

T 02 6929 3184

F 02 6929 3057

E henty-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au W henty-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

“Achievement for All in a Safe and Respectful Environment”We are Responsible, We are Respectful, We are Learners

May

Wed 23rd: Assembly K/1 Blue

Thu 24th: Yr 6 BHS Transition

Fri 25th: School Athletics Carnival - BHS

Tue 29th: Science UNSW Exam

Thu 31st: Year 6 Peer Support Camp

June

Fri 1st: Sport - Tennis

Fri 1st: PBL Treat

Wed 6th: Assembly Band (Recorder)

Wed 13th: Spelling UNSW Exam

Thu 14th: Riverina Cross Country

Thu 14th: Writing UNSW Exam

Wed 20th: Assembly - Year 5

Wed 20th: P&C Meeting 5:30pm

Wed 27th: SR Athletics

Thu 28th: Todd Woodbridge Cup (formerly Red

Ball Tennis)

July

Tue 31st: English UNSW Exam

August

Fri 10th: SR Red Ball Tennis Henty

What’s On at HPS?

Henty Public School

Assembly

Please join us this Wednesday at 2:50pm for our fortnightly assembly. K/1 Blue are excited to perform a song for you at the beginning of the assembly.

Billabong High School Transition Day

This Thursday, Year 6 students, have the opportunity to attend Billabong High for a transition day. Just a reminder students are to wear school uniform and meet at the Billabong High School hall at 9:30am. Parents and students are invited to attend a tour of the school. Students are to be collected from the school hall at 12:30pm after a BBQ lunch. Please see the flyer in this Kalori for more information.

Reconciliation Week

Next week is National Reconciliation Week, it will run from 27 May – 3 June, Reconciliation Australia invites all Australians to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories, to share that knowledge and help us grow as a nation.

“Don’t Keep History A Mystery: Learn. Share. Grow” explores history hidden just beneath the surface, ready and waiting to be uncovered.

Next Monday & Tuesday we will welcome David Dunn to our school to assist us in celebrating Reconciliation Week. David Dunn is an award winning, international selling artist with thousands of art pieces distributed around the world. He uses contemporary techniques, based on Indigenous stories, built around silhouettes. David’s painting style is simple, colourful, intelligent and he is an artist who respects his culture. Students will be involved in an art session with Mr Dunn. Thank you to Sarah Sheather for organising these sessions for our students.

As you can see there are a lot of fun and engaging events for our students. Please keep up to date with our school calendar.

Claire Ross - Assistant Principal

SCHOOL NEWS

SCHOOL CANTEEN ROSTER COULD ALL VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE BETWEEN 900AM & 930AM 28/05/2018 - Jennifer Haines 04/06/2018 - Tania Corrigan 12/06/2018 - (TUE) Debbie Klemke 18/06/2018 - Jenny Zweck 25/06/2018 - Simone Brown 02/07/2018 - Heidi Weston 24/07/2018 - (TUE) Danielle Howell 30/07/2018 - Simone Brown 06/08/2018 - Debbie Klemke 13/08/2018 - Heidi Weston 20/08/2018 - Melissa Male 27/08/2018 - Amanda Bahr 03/09/2018 - Toni Hasler 10/09/2018 - Julie Milton 17/09/2018 - Kristel White 24/09/2018 - Cathy Coe 15/10/2018 - Julie White 22/10/2018 - Laura Murphy 05/11/2018 - Chantelle Osman 12/11/2018 - Jenny Zweck 19/11/2018 - Jennifer Haines 26/11/2018 - Sonja McCallum

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Make Bullying History: Last Friday, the Years 4-6 students attended a workshop at St Paul’s school hosted by Brett Murray from the Make Bullying History Foundation. The informative session unpacked what bullying is and how to identify bullying. Brett helped us understand why people do it, and how to stop it! If you would like to learn more, feel free to browse the Foundation’s website: https://makebullyinghistory.org/public/

Band: Our school welcomes music teacher and musician, Rhys McKee from the Murray Conservatorium of Music to assist Tony Smith with the band program. Rhys comes with a wealth of experience and is already proving to be very popular with the students. He will teach the saxophone, flute and clarinet. Beanies: Our beanies are selling like hotcakes. If you would like to purchase one they are $5 and are available at the office.

Our students enjoyed the Anti Bullying workshop held last Friday at St Paul’s. We have also welcomed Rhys to our school music program who will be teaching our students.

CLASS NEWS YEAR 5

Wow its week 4 already and we are well and truly into the term now. First of all NAPLAN is finished!!! All the students did a great job and we are all proud of the effort they have put in. We also must thank Ms Byles for her support during this time and encouraging the kids to keep going during the test. Now that NAPLAN is over, I am really looking forward to getting back into a normal routine with the class and start some fantastic topics and lessons.

Students have been enjoying the hands on activities within the main lessons of the day and enjoy rotating around the class to join in and have a go at each of the activities. As you can see some different Maths activities in the photos below looking at both chance and times tables. This will also be a similar way we will conduct literacy each day, starting from next week. In Writing we are looking closely at some narratives. Each week we will look at a different component of a narrative, leading up to the end of the term where students will have written a story, but also present the story in a fun way such as; a movie, comic or even acting with some friends!

Just a friendly reminder that all students should be practicing both their spelling and times table at home to increase understanding within the classroom. If you are having any trouble achieving this, please get in contact with me.

Have a lovely week - Miss Watson

YEAR 5 - Emily Watson

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ANTI BULLYING WORKSHOP

Using our school

resouces for Math lessons

CLASS NEWS YEAR 5 CONTINUED

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Year 5 students partnered up with K/1 students in the

Library.

Year 5/6 created and

re-enacted story pieces.

CLASS NEWS YEAR 5 CONTINUED

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Let’s take a moment to hear from some of our Year 5 students.

In Year 5 Black we do a lot

of hands on stuff. Our day

is always made fun. Brain

teasers are fun, tricky and a

good way to get our brains

working for the day.

Misty

I really enjoy our pebble jar in

our class. When we are all good

we get a pebble and when it gets

to the line we all get a reward like

a treat, extra recess or movies. At

the moment we have more then

10 pebbles.

Noah T

I really enjoy our year 5

classroom. I like playing games

with our teacher and sports. Our

teacher likes to join in too which

is fun!

Mitchell

Since the year 5 class moved It

got a lot easier for the teacher

o work with the kids and the

teacher gets more learning out of

us. We do lots of challenges with

a time limit and sometimes play

hangman.

Taj

I like being in our class because all of the learning

tasks are fun and it’s hard to realise we are even learning.

Amarlie

I really enjoy doing Maths in year

5 because we have different maths

subjects on each table and we have

a time limit to get it all complete.

I can’t wait to do more science

activities because we get to make

stuff and do cool experiments. Year 5

is the best! Ryder

P & C NEWS

Attached to this Kalori are the minutes from last week’s meeting. I invite you to please take a moment to read some of the many interesting developments raised in that meeting, including a proposed change to the school sports uniform.

The next meeting of the P&C will be held Wednesday 20th June 2018 at 5.30pm in the school library. The HPS P&C Catering Committee will hold a meeting just before that at 5pm, and invite you to come along and be part of the planning for this year’s Henty Machinery Field Days.

In addition to the annual Field Days fundraiser in September, the P&C has been asked to cater at the upcoming Miss Muddy event, also at the Field Days site, on Saturday 10th November 2018. While the P&C acknowledges that it was previously resolved, due to the size of the event, that the Field Days catering in September would be the only fundraiser the P&C would undertake, it was voted unanimously to accept the invitation to cater at Miss Muddy because it is seen as a great opportunity to raise additional funds for the school, and because the Miss Muddy event is in its last year, will be a one-off fundraiser. It was also mentioned that there are parents and carers for whom the timing of the Miss Muddy event on a weekend will suit better than the Field Days which clashes with their work days during the week, and so will give others a chance to be involved. Kind Regards, Cindy Scott Secretary HPS P&C

SPORT

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Athletics Carnival

Our Athletics Carnival is on Friday 25th May at Billabong High School. We look forward to a great day and hope to see lots of parents and supporters there. We are still in urgent need of parental assistance on some of the events, as staff will be supervising students. Please contact the school if you can assist in any way, even for a short time. Events that do not have a volunteer will not run.

Tennis

Tennis lessons were amazing last week and all students are keen for our next round, which will not be until Week 6 now due to the Athletics Carnival.

Netball Knockout

Last Friday, nine girls played in round 2 of the Riverina netball knockout at Walla Walla against the Walbundrie Small Schools. The girls showed true determination and courage as they faced a talented team and were unable to come home with the win.

Todd Woodbridge Tennis

Years 3/4 will be participating in this event on Thursday 28th June at the Henty Tennis Courts. We hope to have a number of teams participating so keep up those tennis skills on Fridays.

Tony Lockett

Years 3/4 will be participating in this event on Thursday 28th June at the Henty Tennis Courts. We hope to have a number of teams participating so keep up those tennis skills on Fridays.

Netball Knockout Team

COMMUNITY NEWS

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BILLABONG HIGH SCHOOLExcellence and Success in a Supportive Community

Billabong High School invites you and your child to attend a transition activity to be held on:

Thursday 24 May 2018• Students are to wear school uniform

• Students should arrive at Billabong High School by 9.30am and meet at the hall.

• Students will be taken on a tour of the school and attend introductory style lessons. Parents are invited to participate in the tour of the school.

• A BBQ lunch and drink will be provided or students can bring their own.

• A parent morning tea will be provided at the end of the school tour.

• Students are to be picked up at 12:30pm at the hall.

Any questions regarding the transition program should be directed to Mr Torocsik on (02) 6029 8377

Year 6

BILLABONG LITTLE ATHLETICS

AGM (second attempt)

TUESDAY 29TH MAY @ 4:30PM

HENTY NETBALL CLUB ROOMS

There needs to be a new committee formed for the club to continue

P & C NEWS

WhatHENTY PUBLIC SCHOOLPARENTS & CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION

Executive 2018 President Heidi Weston westonar@bigpond.net.auVice President Julie White bucki@optusnet.com.auSecretary Cindy Scott cindyscott72@activ8.net.auVice Secretary Simone Brown simone_brown@bigpond.comTreasurer Melissa Male melissa@marabou.com.au

MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY 16 May 2018

Meeting opened: 5.40 pm ACTIONPRESENTHeidi Weston, Melissa Male, Cindy Scott, Julie White, Tina Roworth, Eleanor Wilson,Claire Ross, Abi Meyer, Willow Aliento, Jenny Zweck

Annual membership to P&C is $2

APOLOGIES Monique Doig, Amanda Bahr, Emma Quinn

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS – General meeting 21 March 2018The minutes of the previous meetings were accepted as a true and correct record.Moved C.Scott, 2nd A. Meyer. Carried.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES- Proposed updated constitution – This has been drafted, based on the

template of the Federation of the Parents and Citizens Associations of NSW.Abi Meyer offered to review the document for any areas that need to be changed or updated.

CORRESPONDENCEIncoming:- Journal of the Federation of the P&C Associations of NSW- Catalogue of Australian Fundraising SpecialistsOutgoing:-Thank you letter to Henty Men’s shed.

TREASURER’S REPORT Read and moved M.Male, seconded C.Ross. Carried.

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT Read and moved by H.Weston, 2nd T. Roworth. Carried.Heidi noted the following:

1. She thanked helpers at the cross-country bbq.2. The school’s new Facebook page is looking great.3. The application for the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities grant was

unfortunately unsuccessful.4. The Miss Muddy catering fundraising opportunity in November.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORTPresented by Tina Roworth.

1. Thanked the P&C for the donation of $50 per student towards the Peer Support camp.2. Year 6 shirts have arrived this week.3. Social worker – Delay in funding. School has been approached by student social worker

Caryn Batty to do 500 hours practical placement at Henty Public; 2 days/ week Wednesday and Thursday. A mentor will come from Wagga to guide her. The school will establish goals with her, one of which will be to reinstate the ‘Engine room’.

4. The art room is undergoing a facelift, with a lot of old items in storage already been cleared out, making way for a multi-purpose space that will be available to be used for music, art, etc.

5. Looking to hold a bullying prevention forum as part the school’s response to bullying, in line

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with the wellbeing policy. 6. Staff development days – proposed to have four days through the year, which will include a

focus on CPR and anaphylaxis, technology in the classroom, literacy and numeracy progressions, trauma-informed practices, and professional learning on dyslexia.

7. Scope of works around the school: carpet cleaning, painting, toilet block.8. Reusable lunch bags are on offer, and there has been a positive response.9. Online payment system will be available by end of June.10. Uniform – proposing to change all red items in sports uniform to navy blue, viz. tracksuit

top and pants, shorts and skorts. Will be communicated with parents in the newsletter. Any changes will phased in over a two year period.

11. New band format is progressing well, and the school has entered into two Eisteddfods. Reece has commenced working with Tony.

12. COLA – pricing is being sought. This and the art room will be funded by the school.13. Year 5 – 6 has split into two classrooms, and there has been an immediate improvement in

the dynamic, with learning and wellbeing needs being better met.

GENERAL BUSINESS1. Communication of executive decision to donate $50 per student, a total of $800, to the

school to go towards the peer support overnight camp for year 6 students.2. Best week to hold P&C meetings. Meetings have been held in week 2 for a long time, but it

was noted that the constitution states the meetings will be held in weeks 3 and 8 of each term. After discussion it was resolved to make it week 3, noting that it can be changed if required.

3. Planning and Evaluation Committee – it was explained that this committee was historic and is no longer required. It originated when the school budget required the additional oversight of two P&C representatives to strengthen accountability.Motion: That the Planning and Evaluation Committee be immediately dissolved.Moved C.Scott, 2nd J.Zweck. Carried

4. Miss Muddy catering invitation for Saturday 10 November 2018, 8am – 4pm. A one off opportunity for extra fundraising. Discussion.Motion: That the P&C cater for the Miss Muddy event in November. Moved Heidi Weston, 2nd C.Ross. Carried.

5. Year 5 - 6 shirts delay – it was suggested that in addition to a different supplier being sourced, that the shirts are ordered earlier to ensure maximum value is achieved.

6. Five Ways Junior Landcare Day – it was noted that this event was a success and enjoyed by the students. The day was funded by Petaurus (Wirraminna) and it was suggested that the school send a thank you letter to them.

7. Speech program – A member asked if there had been a change of school policy regarding Grace Stein’s speech program taking place during school hours, saying that thereappeared to have been a reduced number of children accessing the program. The principalexplained that while no formal rule change had occurred, the school is trying to limit interruptions and distractions to class time to ensure learning outcomes are achieved.There was discussion regarding the historic precedent of the program, and there was very strong parent support for the speech lessons to continue. It was indicated that while the school did support the program, a balance needed to be achieved. There was an undertaking that these lessons will continue, in particular for children who live out of town and who otherwise would not be able to access them.

UNIFORM REPORTNo report.

CANTEEN REPORTMoved by C Scott, 2nd M. Male.It was requested that more detail be included in the report.

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HMFD CATERING REPORTNo report.Next meeting to be held at 5pm on Wednesday 20 June 2018 in school library (before P&C meeting).

Meeting closed: 7.45 pm

Next Meeting: Week 8 Term 2, Wednesday 20 June 2018 at 5.30pm

Paid members of the P&C $2 membership fee:Heidi Weston, Melissa Male, Cindy Scott, Teneal Jones, Mary Liston, Jenny Zweck, Julie White; Monique Doig; Eleanor Wilson; Simone Brown; Abi MeyerTina Roworth (ex officio); Emma Quinn, Sheree Richardson; Willow Aliento.

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